The New Republic media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The New Republic on the left. We have seen it on 275 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The New Republic biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The New Republic on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The New Republic left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The New Republic on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The New Republic reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The New Republic are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The New Republic has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The New Republic’s own report linked underneath.
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
The New Republic reported it asElon Musk Spirals Over His Failure to Buy Elections (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The New Republic reported it asDemocrats Won Control of Congress. Now What? (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Republicans would have won the midterm elections in a landslide if he had been on the ballot. A White House official echoed this sentiment, attributing the results to candidate quality and Trump's absence from voting.
The New Republic reported it asDemocrats Win Senate Majority in Huge Blow to Trump (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. has been arrested and accused of threatening federal judges. Meredith was previously pardoned by President Donald Trump for offenses related to the January 6 Capitol attack and had previously been convicted of threatening Nancy Pelosi.
The New Republic reported it asFBI Charges Jan. 6-er Pardoned by Trump for Threatening Judges (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
The New Republic reported it asTrump Makes Stunning Announcement About Aid for Israel (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
A poll of US military personnel suggests nearly half are considering leaving due to policy changes and uncertainty under President Donald Trump. Concerns about politicisation and decisions made for political gain were also highlighted.
The New Republic reported it asPete Hegseth Makes Over Half the Military Want to Quit Early (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
A report suggested Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not been fully transparent with President Trump about the Iran war. The Pentagon has denied these claims, stating Hegseth always provides the President with the full operational picture.
The New Republic reported it asTrump Desperately Looks for Someone Else to Blame for Iran Failures (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has publicly criticized Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's positions on Israel. Pelosi described his remarks as 'concerning' and 'wrong' during a podcast appearance, days before the Michigan Senate election.
The New Republic reported it asWhy Is Nancy Pelosi Bashing Abdul El-Sayed Right Before the Election? (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Federal officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, announced a crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed warrants and raided locations across the Twin Cities.
The New Republic reported it asTrump Team’s “Anti-Fraud” Announcement Gets Derailed With One Question (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
The New Republic reported it as“You Look Like Hell”: Trump Snaps Over Question About Canceled Rallies (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
The New Republic reported it asRussia’s Lavrov Lands in U.S. for G20 Meeting—Enraging Everyone (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Donald Trump reportedly became angry upon learning his former lawyer, Alina Habba Mildon, secured a $50 million contract with a Venezuelan billionaire family. He suggested she donate a portion of the money to his future presidential library.
The New Republic reported it asTrump Demands a Cut of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Pardon Deal (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to produce documents by November 23 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The judge warned that failure to comply could result in sanctions, including the dismissal of his case.
The New Republic reported it asTrump’s $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Is on the Brink of Collapse (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Judge orders DOJ clarification on East Potomac Golf Course plan and mandates notice before changes
Trust 70A D.C. judge rebuked the Justice Department over its East Potomac Golf Course renovation plan, saying it likely violated the National Environmental Policy Act and ordering ten business days’ notice before any irreversible work. President Trump announced the course will close on 15 November and said his team will appeal.
The New Republic reported it asTrump Announces He’s Closing Public Golf Course in Full-Blown Tantrum (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days in October 2026, has spoken about her brief tenure. She was dismissed by President Donald Trump after a single press briefing and later appeared on Fox News.
The New Republic reported it asEx–Press Secretary Says She Quit Because People Were So Mean to Her (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign ad featured Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur. Court records show Arthur has a history of legal troubles, including convictions for theft and animal neglect.
The New Republic reported it asVivek Ramaswamy’s Ad Somehow Gets Even Worse (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Elon Musk has contributed more than $445 million to the US election cycle, supporting Republican campaigns for the midterm elections. His political action committee, America PAC, has spent millions backing GOP candidates in key Senate and House races.
The New Republic reported it asThe Midterms Are a Referendum on Elon Musk (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Ryan Higgins, a senior adviser to Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, has shared online posts containing racist, homophobic, and conspiratorial views. These posts include comments about LGBTQ+ people and illegal immigrants.
The New Republic reported it asHegseth Faith Adviser’s Disgusting Social Media Comments Exposed (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have filed a motion to block a Trump administration lawsuit. The federal action seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion.
The New Republic reported it asJD Vance Gives Dumbest Defense Yet of Trump’s Senate Election Lawsuit (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
House Judiciary Committee Democrats have released a 50-page report alleging Donald Trump's involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein case and a government cover-up. The report claims there is enough evidence to warrant a criminal investigation into the former president.
The New Republic reported it asDemocrats Release 50-Page Report on Trump’s Epstein Files Cover-Up (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Lake Avenue PublishingBillionairedirect owner
- Win McCormackIndependentparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- newrepublic.com
- Seen publishing on
- newrepublic.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 275
- Reports listed
- 291
- We could read
- 21
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
270 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 21 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 62 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The New Republic ran the story anyway.
Across the 275 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The New Republic’s on 31 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
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